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Where does “αλληλοβοήθεια” come from?

αλληλοβοήθεια (Greek) comes from Greek βοήθεια, from Ancient Greek βοήθεια, from Ancient Greek βοηθέω, from Ancient Greek βοηθός, from Ancient Greek βοηθόος, from Ancient Greek θοός, from Ancient Greek θέω, from Ancient Greek θεϝ- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

αλληλοβοήθεια (Greek): mutual aid

Definitions

  1. mutual aid

Ancestry of “αλληλοβοήθεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβοήθειαhelp, aid, succour; help
2Ancient Greekβοήθειαaid, help, assistance
3Ancient GreekβοηθέωTo help somebody
4Ancient Greekβοηθόςassisting, auxiliary; assistant, :helper
5Ancient Greekβοηθόοςheeding the call to arms, rushing to battle;...
6Ancient Greekθοόςquick, swift; sharp, pointed
7Ancient GreekθέωI run; I fly
8Ancient Greekθεϝ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
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